Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics

Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Formation1980; 44 years ago (1980)
TypeScientific Institute
PurposeResearch in psycholinguistics
HeadquartersNijmegen, Gelderland, the Netherlands
Parent organization
Max Planck Society
Website(in English)
(in German)
(in Dutch)

The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (German: Max-Planck-Institut für Psycholinguistik; Dutch: Max Planck Instituut voor Psycholinguïstiek) is a research institute situated on the campus of Radboud University Nijmegen located in Nijmegen, Gelderland, the Netherlands. The institute was founded in 1980 by Pim Levelt, and is entirely dedicated to psycholinguistics.[1] Also, it is also one of the few institutes of the Max Planck Society to be located outside Germany.[2] The Nijmegen-based institute currently occupies 2nd position in the Ranking Web of World Research Centers among all Max Planck institutes (2nd by visibility, 8th by size).[3] It currently employs about 235 people.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics. "Unique in the world". Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Max Planck Society. "International institutes". www.mpg.de. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (2019). "Max Planck Institutes". Retrieved December 19, 2023.